Holding, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Holding |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Cicely Holding, of Adlington, Lancashire. Husband of Elsie Holding, of Adlington. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD221 |
Markings | BQ-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oploo (Westerbeek) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS HE IS LIVING YET, WE LOVED HIM TOO DEARLY TO EVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 50 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1685217 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Bottrop- Prosper Benzol plant |
Reason for Loss | Whilst bombing the Prosper benzol Plant, shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Westerbeek (Noord-Brabant), 9 km SW from the small Dutch town of Boxmeer |